Fire Protection Specialist

About the role

The Fire Protection Specialist (FPS) reports to the Safety & Health (S&H) Fire Protection Manager (FPM) through the Lead FPC and will assist in the development and implementation of S&H Fire Protection Program requirements relating to the maintenance, and operations activities of the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant (WTP). This position shall be performed under the day-to-day direction, control, and supervision of WTCC.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a Fire Protection field of study such as Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Science, Fire Safety, or other fire protection related degrees; and 5+ years of professional fire protection experience.
• OR Associate degree in Fire Protection field of study such as Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Science, Fire Safety, or other fire protection related degrees; and 7 years of professional fire protection experience.
• OR HS Diploma and 9 years of professional fire protection experience.
• NICET II Fire Alarm qualification is required.
• Documented history of evaluating facilities and areas for Fire Protection, Fire Safety, and Life Safety hazards.
• Experience performing Fire- & Life-Safety inspections and audits, which requires walking, standing, bending, and turning along with wearing of required personal protective equipment.
• Proven experience in overseeing site Inspection, Test, and Maintenance (ITM) activities.
• Ability to load, transport, and unload tools and/or supplies specific to a fire protection or life safety activities.
• Must be able to show proficiency in the operation of MS Office suite applications to include Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, PowerPoint, Access, and non-MS applications such as Adobe products.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing DOE fire protection requirements (DOE O 420.1B or 1C). Said experience should include a demonstrated ability to provide oversight and reporting of Fire Protection Program compliance.
• Nuclear experience functioning within a fire safety program.
• Department of Defense Chemical Demilitarization Program experience will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Perform and record monthly facility and area fire protection inspections in accordance with the inspection procedures, to include verifications of Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs) for the implementation of the FPP.
• Perform facility audits in accordance with Fire Protection Facility Assessment Plan.
• Perform oversight and verifications of hot work activities in accordance with Hot Work procedure.
• Perform NFPA 72 oversight of the inspection, testing, and maintenance (ITM) of fire alarm and signaling systems.
• Perform oversight of NFPA 25 ITM of Fire Service Water (FSW) and Fire Protection Water (FPW) systems.
• Provide periodic reviews of Hanford Fire Department (HFD) Pre-Incident Plans (PIPs).
• Coordinate with HFD to maintain the PIPs and attend/provide familiarization tours of the WTP site.
• Support the implementation of FPP documents and tools.
• Maintain a working understanding of FPP requirements and related implementing documents for ITM and Plant Management activities.
• Assess the effectiveness of fire safety implementation and compliance, identifying and reporting fire protection program deficiencies to the Fire Protection Manager.
• Develop understanding of assigned facility/facilities active and passive fire protection features.
• Assist in the identification of fire protection attributes in the work planning process to ensure work is accomplished in accordance with FPP requirements.
• Recommend and develop compensatory actions for Fire Protection System (FPS) and Life Safety System (LSS) impairments, deficiencies, and condition report (CR) corrective actions (CAs).
• Support the Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing the values of safety and quality in the performance of work in order to protect self, others, and the environment.

Pay

$89,099.71 - $136,321.63

Schedule

This position is located at the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and works a 4 x 10 schedule, M-Th, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance